1st team → Releasing → All-out to LG...know what one is looking forward to Will the national team be proud of its side arm
Dec 18, 2024
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LG Twins recruited right-hander Shim Chang-min on the 18th" he announced. Shim Chang-min is a right-handed sidearm pitcher who recorded an ERA of 31-29 with 51 saves and 4.22 in 485 games, 491 innings in 11 KBO seasons.
Shim Chang-min, who joined the Samsung Lions in the first round of the 2011 rookie draft (fourth overall), started his career in earnest with a 1.83 ERA with two wins, two losses and one save.
Starting with 25 saves in 2016, he has been reborn as a must-win group with 16 holds and 17 saves in 2017 and 2018, respectively, establishing a solid position in the team. He also played for the national team, including playing in the Premier 12 in 2015 and the WBC in 2017, and made a name for himself as a sidearm pitcher representing the league.
I finished the 2021 season and moved to the NC Dinos in a trade. At that time, NC sent catcher Kim Tae-gun to Samsung and recruited Shim Chang-min and catcher Kim Eung-min.
Shim Chang-min had a disappointing time in NC. Due to injuries and sluggishness, he played only 16 games in 2022 and 2023.
This season, he finished the season with a 2-1 record and an 8.84 ERA in 21 games in the Futures League alone without a first-team call-up.
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LG, who judged that he was in good shape enough to play as a professional player, confirmed his contract with Shim Chang-min. "Shim Chang-min is a player with experience and know-how of must-win teams in the past, and we expect the test results to help the team with competitive ball power and improved control," the LG club said.
Shim Chang-min said "I'm so grateful that the LG Twins trusted me and gave me a chance. I fully know what the club expects from me. I want to prepare well for the rest of the time before the season and repay my expectations with my skills. Once again, I hope it will help the LG Twins win the championship, and I will work hard to reach the fans in a better way than before."
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